Has anyone intentionally purchased a fake watch?
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Bought a fake Tag in New York from one of the charming young entrepreneurs set up in their suitcase/trenchcoat in battery park.
Lasted fine and possibly one of the most trouble free watches I've ever had. Its not in use just now as an ex bought me an Armani I quite like but if I stuck a new battery in it, all would be fine again. Only issue I've had with it was one of the links in the bracelet tarnished, but that's it. Over ten years ago now.
Given it cost me 20 dollars I can't complain. I don't try and pass it off as anything, its a time piece in a style I like. If a girl I met commented on a "nice tag" that'd be a pretty good sign I should walk there and then so that's a useful side effect.
Lasted fine and possibly one of the most trouble free watches I've ever had. Its not in use just now as an ex bought me an Armani I quite like but if I stuck a new battery in it, all would be fine again. Only issue I've had with it was one of the links in the bracelet tarnished, but that's it. Over ten years ago now.
Given it cost me 20 dollars I can't complain. I don't try and pass it off as anything, its a time piece in a style I like. If a girl I met commented on a "nice tag" that'd be a pretty good sign I should walk there and then so that's a useful side effect.
k it up. Why do people buy fake watches Rolexes, JLCs etc? I bet they wouldn't buy a fake Casio or Timex. My guess is they buy them because they think they are getting the same thing (image,style, respect etc.) as a real one for a fraction of the price.
I don't buy this "I bought it for a laugh" crap or "why pay for the real thing". All it boils down to is you want other people to think you are better, richer, more attractive than you really are and you're insecure enough to believe that buying a fake watch will make a difference.
If you want to understand the damage these things do, think of the poor sods that saved hard, spent thousands on what they thought was the real deal and then found out they'd been screwed over and lost all their hard earned money.
Anyone that buys one of these things perpetuates this crime and people like you and me ultimately suffer because of it. Next thing you'll be claiming that bankers all deserve their bonuses because all their double dealing didn't really do any harm and no one really suffered.
Theft is theft and there is always a victim, just hope and pray that despite your cavalier attitudes, that victim isn't you.
Miopyk
I don't buy this "I bought it for a laugh" crap or "why pay for the real thing". All it boils down to is you want other people to think you are better, richer, more attractive than you really are and you're insecure enough to believe that buying a fake watch will make a difference.
If you want to understand the damage these things do, think of the poor sods that saved hard, spent thousands on what they thought was the real deal and then found out they'd been screwed over and lost all their hard earned money.
Anyone that buys one of these things perpetuates this crime and people like you and me ultimately suffer because of it. Next thing you'll be claiming that bankers all deserve their bonuses because all their double dealing didn't really do any harm and no one really suffered.
Theft is theft and there is always a victim, just hope and pray that despite your cavalier attitudes, that victim isn't you.
Miopyk
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If you want to understand the damage these things do, think of the poor sods that saved hard, spent thousands on what they thought was the real deal and then found out they'd been screwed over and lost all their hard earned money.
Easily overcome by buying from a reputable dealer.If you spend thousands on a watch it is just as important to check the dealer out as it is the watch.
If you want to understand the damage these things do, think of the poor sods that saved hard, spent thousands on what they thought was the real deal and then found out they'd been screwed over and lost all their hard earned money.
Easily overcome by buying from a reputable dealer.If you spend thousands on a watch it is just as important to check the dealer out as it is the watch.
I bought a fake Rolex Sub a few years ago, just to see if I liked the style. I already had a large collection of (genuine) watches, from vintage through to modern autos.
I decided I liked it, and bought a real one secondhand (ND Sub). Last year, I bought a new Sub LV ceramic. I've also got a Cali dial Tudor, with "Rolex" printed on the dial.
Some of my watches are very close to being fakes (Parnis and Getat Panerai lookalikes), but I class them as homage watches, since they don't actually carry any trademarked names. I've also got a Steinhart LV, and a sterile dial Sub LV that I built myself. They look like the real thing, until you look closer at the dials.
I decided I liked it, and bought a real one secondhand (ND Sub). Last year, I bought a new Sub LV ceramic. I've also got a Cali dial Tudor, with "Rolex" printed on the dial.
Some of my watches are very close to being fakes (Parnis and Getat Panerai lookalikes), but I class them as homage watches, since they don't actually carry any trademarked names. I've also got a Steinhart LV, and a sterile dial Sub LV that I built myself. They look like the real thing, until you look closer at the dials.
P7ULG said:
Criminality comes into it when people are trying to pass off fake watches as the real thing.
I would think the people on this forum would have the common sense to know that you are not going to get a £10K watch for 50 Quid and so the watches are bought in the knowledge that they are indeed fakes.They are not bought with the intention of depriving the manufacturer of revenue or in the knowledge that they are financing world terror.They are bought, in a tongue in cheek way, to have on your wrist what would be normally unobtainable.
I think this is the point. I have several 'serious' watches, from Breguet and Jaeger etc. I've also got a couple of silly fakes too. Sold as fakes and bought as fakes. When I wear them I am the first to say 'it's a fake'. It's merely an amusement, nothing else.I would think the people on this forum would have the common sense to know that you are not going to get a £10K watch for 50 Quid and so the watches are bought in the knowledge that they are indeed fakes.They are not bought with the intention of depriving the manufacturer of revenue or in the knowledge that they are financing world terror.They are bought, in a tongue in cheek way, to have on your wrist what would be normally unobtainable.
I also know someone who bought a Royal Oak as the genuine article, proper box and papers... But it wasn't. Now that's a major problem.
i bought a fake f-91w in Malaysia for about £2. the face is slightly off and the screws have rusted due to contact with my wrist. it's also about four minutes fast since i bought it.
on the bright side (ha) the backlight has multiple different colour modes, including a flashing RGB disco style.
overall a respectable purchase and i expect it to have many weeks of life left.
on the bright side (ha) the backlight has multiple different colour modes, including a flashing RGB disco style.
overall a respectable purchase and i expect it to have many weeks of life left.
I asked about recommendations for similar watches to the Rolex Pro-Hunter (some would say that they are fakes in and of themselves) a few months ago on here. Someone offered me a fake. It looked pretty good. I thought about buying it for the same reasons that NDA mentions - a silly fake that I would not try to pass off as the real thing. Also for the reason that Clokworks suggested - to see if I liked the style.
In the end, I decided not to do it. A number of reasons: I didn't really know how good it was (would it look sh!t?); would it even work?; would it last?; would I be able to get it fixed if it broke? It would have been a pain to try to find out the answer to these.
However, the main reason that I didn't do it was that I didn't think it was the right thing to do. Encouraging copyright infringement and being a bit of a knob with a fake watch that people might think I wanted to pass off as real just didn't make me feel comfortable.
In the end, I went with a Steinhart watch that is a huge "homage" to the Pro-hunter but isn't a fake. Same difference? Not sure but for some reason it felt more "right".
In the end, I decided not to do it. A number of reasons: I didn't really know how good it was (would it look sh!t?); would it even work?; would it last?; would I be able to get it fixed if it broke? It would have been a pain to try to find out the answer to these.
However, the main reason that I didn't do it was that I didn't think it was the right thing to do. Encouraging copyright infringement and being a bit of a knob with a fake watch that people might think I wanted to pass off as real just didn't make me feel comfortable.
In the end, I went with a Steinhart watch that is a huge "homage" to the Pro-hunter but isn't a fake. Same difference? Not sure but for some reason it felt more "right".
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